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Some of Leah Mann's Getting to Zero (GTZ) cast members rehearsing for their World AIDS Day performance.

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To stem tide of HIV infections nationwide, local artists get to work

As the number of young people in the United States diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is on…

Waitress Dorothy Freye with lunch customers at Sporty's.

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Family business a labor of love for all involved with Sporty’s

Nestled unassumingly between the pharmacy and The President of Me, Sporty’s has been one of Vashon town’s enduring…

Members of the Vashon High School Pirates football team practicing and end of game routine.

Sports

A new season, new coach, breathe new life into VHS football

The Seahawks aren’t the only local football team getting ready to start the fall season, as practices began…

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Theatre now licensed to sell beer, wine

Responding to more than a decade’s worth of customer requests, the Vashon Theatre is now licensed to sell…

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Recycling changes at transfer station

New equipment should reduce both costs and emissions

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Heritage museum will look to grants to fund foundation replacement

The Vashon-Maury Island Heritage Museum’s board of directors recently approved a plan to replace the building’s aging foundation…

Opinion

Now is the time to prepare for predicted disaster | Editorial

“We will not be able to rescue you.” If you take nothing else from this week’s story about…

Heather Youngs

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VYFS announces new clinical director, program focus

Vashon Youth and Family Services (VYFS) recently announced that it has hired Heather Youngs to be its new…

A 'shake map' from the planning documents for the Cascadia Rising exercise.

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Cascadia quake preparation under way

Last month, a now infamous New Yorker article created a veritable tsunami of panic and hand-wringing with its…

Condition of the 103rd Avenue right-of-way through the wetter months.

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Trail system may soon connect town, Center and points beyond

Land Trust and county are working together on a long-term plan

Former deputy Joel Anderson

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Longtime Vashon deputy fired for sleeping on the job

Report says recent incidents were part of a pattern of behavior

Opinion

End of life choices make for tough conversations | Editorial

Death, is inevitable. Whether it’s being on the “wrong” side of I-5 when the Cascadia subduction zone ruptures…

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VARSA granted nonprofit status

Completing a process that began in the fall of 2013, the Vashon Alliance to Reduce Substance Abuse (VARSA)…